Phalguni Dal Recipe – Easy Side Dish Recipes For Rotis/Chappathis

Phalguni Dal recipe. Also known as Falguni Dal, this is a thick, creamy, protein rich, dal (lentil) preparation pertaining to Bengali Cuisine using Masoor Dal.

It is very easy and quick to prepare that goes very well as a side dish for Rotis/Chappathis or Naan. This recipe is very apt to include in your diet if you are aiming to increase your protein intake that does not include any fat as in eggs.

The tempering ingredient used in this recipe lends a different flavor to this dal which makes it finger licking good.

I love Bengali Cuisine for its simplistic nature that brings out the flavors without using a truck load of ingredients in the recipe. That’s how this recipe is also. Moreover, dals are very kid friendly and you can feed even little kids without any inhibition or doubts.

This recipe goes long back when as a kid, I used to enjoy it by our Bengali neighbors. As this was a vegetarian dish, My mother used to love this as well. Unfortunately this dal recipe does not go well with rice as it does with chapathis.

Fresh peas works best for this recipe but you can also use dried peas. Make sure that you soak them overnight and pressure cook them along with the masoor dal. For an added taste, before taking off the dal from fire add 1/4 tsp of coarsely crushed black pepper corns.

If you want an authentic taste, I suggest Mustard oil to be used but since my kids are not that fond of its pungent aroma, I used regular cooking oil to make this delicious phalguni dal.